Japan vs Malawi: Expense

Japan
20.1%
in 2022
Malawi
20.2%
in 2022
Japan rank
109th
Malawi rank
108th

Expense over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
0510152025197219972022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 20.2% against 20.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 109th and Malawi ranks 108th of 157 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 18.1% 15.7% 2.4% Japan
2010s 16.9% 13.2% 3.7% Japan
2020s 21.3% 18.0% 3.3% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Japan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 20.2% against 20.1% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Japan and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for expense?
Japan ranks 109th and Malawi ranks 108th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.